Say, i want to the the wd my book 4tb chip with a 2 tb wd20ears. Western digital has taken a more is better approach with its latest iteration of the wd my book essential hdd. The top model features a single 4tb drive and a usb3. Wd my book seems lacking in performance microsoft community. Its compatible with apple time machine and offers password protection and hardware encryption to keep your data private. Hochgeschwindigkeitsubertragung gepaart mit gerateklassen ubergreifender kompatibilitat konnten fur usb 3. Sign up for our newsletter and receive a coupon for your next order. Weve also included the benchmark for the my book mirror edition which is nearly identical but only offers a usb 2. Reading from the cloud always gives me about 80mbs read speeds and 7075mbs from the attached wd my book. Western digitals my book thunderbolt duo is about as big as wds my book studio ii, and the two drives have similar cases, the obvious difference are the different activity indicator lights.
Wd my book im neuen design fall 2016 externe festplatte. Unfortunately, it has neither the my book elites eink display nor the essentials capacity gauge. Its more versatile than the innov8, the only other mainstream 8tb drive. Oct 15, 2015 i got 1tb my book studio ii wd0h2q, inside 2x 500gb wd hdds. What kind of hard drive is inside a western digital external product. The chassis is looks similar to the western digital my book thunderbolt duo and the western digital my book studio, aside from the two status leds for the dual hard drives. Our 4tb test sample was powered by two wd20eads green drives. Designed to meet wds demanding requirements for durability, shock tolerance, and longterm reliability, we back up pun intended.
Nov 19, 2012 western digital has taken a more is better approach with its latest iteration of the wd my book essential hdd. The western digital my book studio comes with usb 2. Rpm of 4tb my book hd external drives for pc wd community. I dont want to buy 8tb thunderbold duo it is just too much expensive comparing to this solution. It is designed primarily for mac users, although it can be used on windows platforms after a reformat. To get started, choose the western digital brand youd like help with. Wd discovery software for wd backup, wd security and wd drive utilities for mac. May 24, 2017 the mammoth 8tb capacity on the wd 8tb my book is the largest i have seen to date of this size in terms of dimension, as it measures only 170mm by 140mm. The mammoth 8tb capacity on the wd 8tb my book is the largest i have seen to date of this size in terms of dimension, as it measures only 170mm by 140mm. My book studio desktop hard drive features blazingfast usb 3. I read posts, that upgrading to 2tb is possible, but hi all, i got 1tb my book studio ii wd0h2q, inside 2x 500gb wd hdds. I am more than willing to make the safe bet that a 6th is in my future at some point. Below you can see the average read and write times for the my book studio edition ii using usb 2. Atto is another synthetic benchmark we use to test the performance of a storage drive.
Western digital my book studio external hard drive 2tb. I want to buy 2x wd caviar green 4tb, so i will have 8tb together. We connected the drive to our test rig via firewire 800 to see how it performed under best conditions. The my book drive is trusted desktop storage designed to complement your personal style with a massive amount of space to store your photos, videos, music and documents. Our comments box is a great way for you to view other peoples feedback about products on, and add your own.
Western digital has been selling these external storage devices with the highest storage capacity drives in their class for some time now the 3. Western digital 6tb my book desktop external hard drive. Buy wd 4tb my book duo desktop raid external hard drive usb 3. List of all wd firmware and software available for download. The western digital my book studio gives you a capacious 4tb drive to match your aluminum imac or mac mini. So, if i remove the hard drive can i easily use the usb bridge chip with other wd hard drives, even if they have a different capacity than the original one.
Wd 6tb my book studio desktop external hard drive usb 3. With an 8tb capacity and plugandplay functionality, this device is a superb choice for all pc users. With this single drive you get compatibility with your usb 2. The my book studio has a similar design to previous my book hard drives such as the essential and home editions. It looks quite nice and would go nicely with a mac pro or any. Its equipped with password protection to keep your files safe. Western digital verbaut im my book studio keinen lufter, sodass sie fast lautlos. Thanks to its vertical design, it will take up very little space on your desk or workplace. In addition to simplifying the backup process for both windows and mac computers, this hard drive features 256bit aes hardware encryption to ensure stored files remain secure.
Its a strong midtier drive to keep your files safe, and sometimes thats all you need. Wd discovery software for wd security and wd drive utilities quick install guide. Wd my book studio desktop hard drive features blazingfast usb 3. Do you know the rpm of the 4tb my book hd wdbfjk0040hbkeesn works. Wd my book duo 8tb 2bay external usb typec storage black. Western digital 4tb my book desktop external hard drive.
Western digital provides data storage solutions, including systems, hdd, flash ssd, memory and personal data solutions to help customers capture and preserve their most valued data. I would suggest connecting the drive to a pc and running wd data lifeguard diagnostic and see if the drive passes both the quick and the extended tests. I read posts, that upgrading to 2tb is possible, but i am wondering about 8tb. Wd 4tb my book duo desktop raid external hard drive usb.
Toshiba canvio connect wd my passport x wd my cloud. Is it correct that i have to use advanced format drives. Hi all, i got 1tb my book studio ii wd0h2q, inside 2x 500gb wd hdds. Equipped with social media and cloud storage import, password protection and perfectly paired with wd backup or time machine, my book desktop storage helps keep your files safe.
Wd my book duo 4tb 2bay external usb typec storage black. After ssh login to the my cloud, i copied a large movie file. This top quality western digital external hard drive is the best deal we could find this year. Western digital 6tb my book desktop external hard driveusb 3. Using crystaldiskmark we measured an average sequential read speed of 88. Outside the theoretical speed advantage of usb type c is a power advantage. Wd my book studio 4tb mac external hard drive storage usb 3. In this test, we transfer three folders with the following. Its formatted for mac and compatible with apple time machine making backups quick and easy. Hier ist eine wd40ezrz verbaut, also eine western digital wd blue 4tb mit 5400 rpm. We delete comments that violate our policy, which we encourage you to read. They are connected directly by the usb3 cable that came in the mybook box and the copy was done at ssh session.
Plus, wd has introduced a series of easytouse apps to increase the my book s. Its equipped with password protection to keep your files safe and works with dropbox so you can save your files to the cloud. You are responsible for the contents of your comments and any consequences that may arise as a result of them. As expected, both utilize western digital hard drives. Western digital my book 8tb and my passport 4tb external hdds. Hey there spadz45, you should be able to run games perfectly fine from the 4tb wd my book on your console. Buy wd 6tb my book studio desktop external hard drive usb 3. Both devices are usb3 certified but the speed is so slow, about as same as usb2, not any near to a quarter of usb3. Western digital my book 8tb and my passport 4tb external. Jul 09, 2011 theres not much to say about the new western digital my book studio 3tb hard drive. Western digital 4tb my book desktop external hard driveusb 3. The wd my book desktop drive can be used to store your photos, videos, music, files and more. This latest 4tb drive is being used as a stand alone media drive for my smart tv and all the space and performance makes it work as if it was an integrated component, as always, i could not.
Find low everyday prices and buy online for delivery or instore pickup. Steht im windows store kostenlos zum download bereit. Our storage test bed is a core i75820k with 32gb of. Wd 4tb my book duo desktop raid external hard drive usb 3. Wd has refreshed several of their highly popular portable and external storage solutions, including the my passport, my passport for mac, and the my. The western digital my book studio gives you a capacious 4tb drive to. Millions of people around the world trust their data to my book desktop storage. It looks quite nice and would go nicely with a mac pro or any aluminum mac.
In order to navigate out of this carousel please use your heading shortcut key to navigate to the next or previous heading. Dec 31, 2012 the western digital my book studio gives you a capacious 4tb drive to match your aluminum imac or mac mini. My book studio desktop hard drive features blazingfast superspeed usb 3. Theres not much to say about the new western digital my book studio 3tb hard drive. Wd 3tb my book studio desktop external hard drive usb 3. In that regard, the 8tb western digital my book is an excellent choice, with enough capacity to last you for several years.
Mac compatible, may require reformatting before use. Western digitals my book studio is a 2tb external hard drive supporting firewire 800 and usb 2. Western digital wdbcpz0020hal my book studio 2tb usb 3. Wd offers 2tb and 4tb versions of its mybook world edition ii. Western digital mybook 2016 externe festplatte im test 4tb8tb.
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